“I don’t know how to be. I find myself in this awkward stumble every time I talk to him,” I stopped walking despite the rain and cold, turning to face my friend in the parking lot. It was good to see her. “There is this movie I want to see and I can’t even ask him. I’ve been thinking about it for weeks and I can’t…”

Bridgette smiled like it was easy, “Just ask him Amber. It’s really no big deal. Keep it simple, light, and then let it go. Get your answer and move on.”

The smile I returned to her was reassuring but the assurance was for my benefit not hers. It had been two weeks…

“I don’t know how to be. I find myself in this awkward stumble every time I talk to him,” I stopped walking despite the rain and cold, turning to face my friend in the parking lot. It was good to see her. “There is this movie I want to see and I can’t even ask him. I’ve been thinking about it for weeks and I can’t…”

Bridgette smiled like it was easy, “Just ask him Amber. It’s really no big deal. Keep it simple, light, and then let it go. Get your answer and move on.”

The smile I returned to her was reassuring but the assurance was for my benefit not hers. It had been two weeks…